It’s the best of both worlds at Jack Gilmore’s seafood restaurant: warming, filling seafood chowder poured over French fries. Takeout orders are available for both locations as well (the other in Zilker). The restaurants are open for dine-in services.

The pozole and the menudo from the Mexican restaurant are epic and hearty. Takeout orders for all locations (including Round Rock and Riverside) are available; all locations are open for dine-in services.

Ramen plus cheese is a wonderfully hearty, soothing dish, and it can be found over at the Korean restaurant. There are pickup orders available. The restaurant is open for dine-in service.

The North Loop bar will be open on New Year’s Day supporting charitable organization the Barman’s Fund. Tips from the pop-up drinks and merchandise sales will benefit nonprofit Casa Marianella. It’s open from noon to 6 p.m.

The North Loop trailer dishes out comforting vegan West African fare, which includes black-eyed peas (including fritters), cabbages, and fried plantains. Place to-go orders in person.

Whether you’re going full-hair-of-the-dog for brunch or trying to sop up all that booze from the night before, the brunch at the West Sixth restaurant has you covered. Nothing says hangover cure like $5 frosés. Brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. alongside Irene’s regular menu, as well as decadent bloody mary specials, loaded tater tots, and fried chicken biscuits.

The pink global diner at the bottom of East Austin Hotel is expanding its everyday morning meal with a special hangover brunch. From 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. diners can enjoy a $25 chicken and waffles special with bourbon maple, strawberry Thai jam, braised cabbage, and, of course, Hoppin’ Ôohn. 

Sip one of Austin’s best bloody marys for a chill brunch. The Cavalier is serving black-eyed peas specials in addition to its usual brunch menu from noon to 4 p.m. 

Head downtown to the Four Seasons Austin for a super swanky New Year’s Day brunch buffet for $78 per person. From 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. this hotel restaurant is dishing up a cold buffet with poached jumbo shrimp and crab claws, ceviche, assorted pastries, and more, while the hot buffet is offering chicken-fried-chicken biscuit sandwiches and seasonal pancakes. There are also stations dedicated to eggs benedicts and carved meats, plus a whole dessert buffet to devour as well. 

One of Austin’s best breakfasts can be found at the longtime Mexican restaurant. The barbacoa plate with eggs, beans, potatoes, and tortillas is particularly great. Pickup orders can be placed over the phone or in-person and the restaurant is open for dine-in service.

The South Lamar seafood eatery is throwing a Bathrobe and Bingo brunch benefiting Cupid’s Charity for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Forget getting out of your jammies for this event, which will include raffle prizes, live music by Lila + Sofia, Texas-sized cocktails, $5 mimosas, and brunch specials from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Get lucky with the South First restaurant’s New Year’s Day brunch dish the Lucky Texan, which features applewood smoked bacon, braised kale, black-eyed peas, buttermilk biscuit with sausage gravy, and a fried egg for $26. The a la carte brunch menu will also be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Head out to Hye, Texas for a special New Year’s Day Barbecue and Blues Brunch at the cidery. From noon to 3 p.m., guests can enjoy blues tunes by Ben Beckendorf, hot drink specials, cider tastings, and a barbecue feast by the Pig Pen chefs Travis and Cherry Graham. Reserve by emailing info@hyecidercompany.com, and walk-in spaces are also available.

Hill Country winery William Chris Vineyards is hosting its annual New Year’s Day Party with a family-friendly black-eyed peas cookoff. For $50, diners will dine on plenty of black-eyed peas, of course, and also enjoy a toast, an event t-shirt, William Chris wines, live music and more. Think you have what it takes to win best in show and fun prizes? There’s still time to enter the cook-off competition. Entry is $75 for a team of two.

Eater readers say the east side El Tacorrido’s menudo is the best bowl of tripe soup in town. Pickup orders can be placed in-person through the drive-thrus of all of its locations.

The South Congress new-school barbecue restaurant is serving up menudo for New Year’s Day starting at 11 a.m., alongside its usual menu.